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School: Gurteen, Ballymahon

Location:
Gorteenclareen, Co. Longford
Teacher:
F. Ó Murchadha
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  1. A Mass Rock

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    About 300 yrs ago Mass was celebrated in Dernagolia in a corner of a field and it is all level land around it and in this corner there is a big mound of earth. There are four nice stones, one on the ground standing upright one across and one on the top of it in the shape of a cross & any time that they are knocked down they are in the same position the next day & to this day anyone that is passing kneels & says prayers.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Kenny
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derrynagalliagh, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mr Kenny
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    52
    Address
    Derrynagalliagh, Co. Longford